We have, one three continents, you just don't know what the terms mean and are stuck in black and white instead of the reality of Nordic model.

Concepts, nuances, ideologies and models are incredibly complex and reducing it to capitalst - socialist would require reductio absurdium and dumbing
down things so much it's require lying to you to make you feel satisfied you understand things.

Read up on the raven paradox to see the major logical falacy you've fallen into

In strict logical terms, saying:

(1) All ravens are black.

is equivalent to saying:

(2) If something is not black then it is not a raven.

Whenever (2) is true, (1) also is; and likewise, in all circumstances where (2) is false (i.e. if a world is imagined in which something that was not
black, yet was a raven, existed), (1) is also false. This establishes logical equivalence.

Given a general statement such as all ravens are black, a form of the same statement that refers to a specific observable instance of the general
class would typically be considered to constitute evidence for that general statement. For example,

(3) Nevermore, my pet raven, is black.

is evidence supporting the hypothesis that all ravens are black.

The paradox arises when this same process is applied to statement (2). On sighting a green apple, one can observe:

(4) This green (and therefore not black) thing is an apple (and not a raven).

By the same reasoning, this statement is evidence that (2) if something is not black then it is not a raven.. But since (as above) this statement is
logically equivalent to (1) all ravens are black, it follows that the sight of a green apple is evidence supporting the notion that all ravens are
black. This conclusion seems paradoxical, because it implies that information has been gained about ravens by looking at an apple.

Therefore, all countries that claimed to be socialist are included, even if their claims are disputed. All countries that did not claim to be
socialist are excluded, even in cases where those countries were considered socialist by certain outside observers.a reply to:
LesMisanthrope

It's a list which in the first line declares how they got the list. By self decried countries. Did you read the paragraph or just cut and paste
because it said list of socialist states.

Actually it was you who cut and pasted the paragraph, which is suspiciously missing the first half.

"The following is a list of self-declared socialist states—that is to say, past and present states that have declared themselves socialist or in the
process of building socialism. Self-identification is the only criterion used by the list."

No, once again that's a list of countries (on wikipedia of all things, used to ban students for citing it) that have said they're socialist.

You're trying to claim ravens are made out of apples and that if I say I'm a walrus, I'll magically grown tusks and become one - instead of basing
thigngs in reality.

ETA: Ok quiz me on the Nordic model and Scandanavian Socialism are infact capitalist like you state and over 60,000 published papers are all lies and
you're right because you said so as I'm tired of being nice to you so a nice slap in the face with LEXIS woiuld be good fun.

America has many socialist programs. And its brand of capitalism reeks mainly of profiteering and fraud. But neither is even important; they are used
to divide and conquer the public debating abstract concepts that have little to do with the real issues. And those that fall prey to the argument are
simply playing into the hands of the Shadow Government and corporations running the show.

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